by Cary | Sep 5, 2018 | Racing
When Alexis convinced me to come out of ultra-retirement and run the 40-mile Grand Traverse – a race that goes from Crested Butte to Aspen – with her last winter, this wasn’t how we imagined it. This was to be her first ultra. My comeback from knee surgery. Two...
by Cary | Aug 20, 2018 | Racing, Travels
I do love Park City. Soon I will have people to visit there (yay Grant & Shawna)! I’ve already spent more time in their new house than they have. This trip was just me & Puck, packing our days with as much fun as the two of us can handle. Our days mostly...
by Cary | Jul 15, 2018 | Racing
Let’s review the last year: August 1, 2017: I completely ruptured my left quadriceps tendon. July 14, 2018: I completed a 50k trail race. TAKE THAT, middle age! It has been many years since I last ran a trail ultra. I’ve been training hard, but I knew this race...
by Cary | Jun 17, 2018 | Cary's Rants, Racing
I’m writing this from Missoula, Montana where I am visiting my Dad for the weekend. When I was planning this trip, I “noticed” there was a 30K trail race in Bozeman on Saturday. It seemed logical that I would combine that with my visit home. Right? The Old Gabe 30...
by Cary | Oct 21, 2017 | Racing, Travels
I have a horrible memory. Always have. I like to think that I’ve just had too many adventures and my brain can’t keep up. Or something. But when I opened today’s iRunFar email update, my brain lit up. Les Templiers…? Wait… Les Templiers…! We ran that race a few years...
by Cary | Jun 27, 2017 | Racing, Training
Rest and recovery is critical through all your training cycles. It is in the recovery that we give our body a chance to adapt to the stresses we place on it in training. Bottom line: training without recovery will not result in the gains you are looking for. Your body...
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